We ran across the words of poet Everett Hall and thought what a wonderful mindset for players.  It doesn't matter what your role is wi...

"As long as you brothers support one another and render assistance to one another, your enemies can never gain victory over you.  But...

The mindset of a player who wants to contribute to a team's success is much different than a selfish player that is just looking to be...

"Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, yo...

A big thanks to my friend Joey Burton for emailing me this article.  It is written by K.C. Johnson for the Chicago Tribune and it's ...

A short but powerful video and message from Alan Stein :

The following "The Difference You Make" -- a great book by Pat Williams with Jim Denney: "People are impressed by athle...

CLIMB THE STEEP   "For every hill I've had to climb For every rock that bruised my feet For all the blood and sweat and ...

"I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, ...

"No body is a whole team...We need each other.  You need someone and someone needs you.  Isolate islands we're not.  To make this...

Do you want to know how to impress your coach?  Here is how Blake Griffin impressed his new coach Doc Rivers: “One guy that has stood ou...

In 19 years, John Stockton never once lost a suicide drill in practice . Well there was one day.   But he was sick and he still ran it.  ...